Wednesday, March 12, 2014

In 1926, Rev. Johann P. Wall and his family moved to Mexico.

This is my Great Grandfather, Johann P. Wall my dad’s Grandpa. After i saw a picture of him in the book Village among Nations By: Royden Loewen i got all exited and started looking for him and this is what i found. My grandpa's name is also Johann Wall, my dad's name is Johann Wall and i have a brother named Johann Wall and he has a son named Johann Wall.

Johann P. Wall, 1875-1961

Rev. Johann P. Wall was born June 16, 1875 to Peter Wall and
Aganetha Vogt. He came to Canada with his parents from Russia in 1891. They
arrived in Gretna, Manitoba, and in 1892, they lived atNeuhorst, Manitoba.

Johann P. Wall married on Nov. 11, 1894, to Anna Wiebe. She
was born May 20, 1875, to Heinrich Wiebe and Maria Froese. Her parents lived at
Rosengard, Manitoba. They came to Canada on the S.S. Peruvian, which arrived in
Quebec City on July 13.1875.

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Minister on Nov. 10, 1903. He was elected as a delegate
together with Johann Wall of Neuan\age in 1919, to find a new for his people.
In Sept. of 1918, Rev. Johann P. Wall had written a letter to the Honorable
Arthur Meighen to express their reasons for s leaving Canada. "Jesus said, when you are expelled from one city fly to another and we must follow the
preceipts of Jesus our Master no matter how hard it must be for us to leave and
our dearly beloved Canada, and see whether we could live in another corner
where we could live in accordance with our faith."

His wife passed away in 1920 and he then married the widow
of Rev. Johann Wall. In 1926, Rev. Johann P. Wall and his family moved to
Mexico where he continued to serve as a minister for a total of 57 years. He
lived to be 86 years old, dying in Mexico in 1961. During this time he preached
1,536 sermons; he married 162 couples and preached at 217 funerals.

He was known for a few things. When it came to the question
of private schools he was seen as one who did not compromise on principle. He
'was very gifted when it came to speaking a variety of languages, namely:
English, High and Low German, Spanish and Russian. He also loved horses and
was, therefore, often nicknamed "cowboy and preacher."

Rev. Johann P. Wall moved to Saskatchewan in 1899 and
homesteaded NW 22, Tp41, R4, W of 3rd, west of Hague.

In 1899, he broke 27 acres and cropped 6 acres; in 1900, he
broke 35 acres and cropped 42: In 1901, he broke 35 acres and cropped 57: in
1902, he broke 20 acres and cropped 97. He built a 24x32 ft. house in the
village of Hochfeld valued at $200. He also built a stable, a granary, a shed
and dug two wells all valued at $250. In 1902, 'he owned five head of cattle,
five horses and three pigs.